The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-09
GOVERNMENTAL.
What Going on IN the State De-
Departments.
An Eptome of What Was
Learned at the Capitol
Yesterday.

in presence of the governor, the board
and other penitentiary officials and bid
1ers.
A dozen bids were received and opened.
The first two Wore rejected; the first, be
cause it was a bid to work convicts on
shares and not for money as the adver-
tisement required. The second, because
of the low rate bid being 81 per capita
per month. The first was that of Mr.. G.
G. Calvert, of Robertson county, and the
second, Mr.. j. p. Gregory, of Upshaw
county.
The following ten bids were then
adopted as follows, all of them being an
offer of SIS per month per capita for the
number of convicts asked for.
L. A. Ellis, Fort Bind county; 200 con-
vctf.
Ed H. Cunningham, Fort Bend county;
$50 convicts.
Ed Wilson, Robertson county; 60 con-
victs.
H.K. White, Burleson county; 60 con-
victs.
RI. White and W. B. Watts, Robertson
county; 1876 convicts.
H. R. Hearne, Robertson county; 60
convicts.
Ball, Hatchins g. Co., Brazoria county;
60 convicts.
T. W. House, Fort Bend county; 60
convicts.
R.. S. Willis, Brazoria county; 60 con-
victs.
A. NJ. Lewis, Robertson county; 125
convicts.
Making a total of $40; but as there are
only 500 to be let, the number each bidder
gets will be lessened propurtionately. Sec
rotary Dickinson was directed to draw up
the contracts for execution. The bids
were opened in the senate chamber, some
thirty persons being present.
Osceola Archer, esq, has been ap-
pointed one of the members of the
Lunatc asylum board.
Superintendent Cooper is attending the
commencement of the Sam Houston Nor
NAL institute in his official capacity.
Attorney general Hogg is in east Texas
attending to business of his office.
The following special ruling has been
| made in the educational department:
"When three trustees, having the qualifi-
cations requisite to eligibility as school
trustees, cannot be found in the comm I'm
ity, it shall be the duty of the county
| Judge to require said community be con
solidated with another community having
such trustees, who shall administer the
school affairs of such consolidated com
munity. The law prescribing the quail
fcations of trustees is mandatory and
must be complied with"
The following scholastic abstracts have
| been received:
jefferson county, 1858 white, 213 colored
pupils. Total, 5S1.
San Patricio county, 60 white pupils, no
colored.
Gregg county, 719 white, LII colored
pupils. Total, 1890.
Mason county, 1,037 white, no colored
pupils.
Galveston city, 6,644 white, 3,4O9 colored
pupils. Total, 10,053.
Martin county, 131 white, no colored
pupils.
The following charters were filed yester-
day:
The Fort Worth Water Power and Manu-
featuring company; capital, $250,000. In
corporators: w. Fl. H. Lawrence, VIM.
Capps, G. J. Swasey, G. g. Battle, R. E
Maddox, B. G. Evans.
The Harmony club, of San Antonio.
Encouragement Hogg left Sunday
evening for Beaumont on business for the
state, in regard to the suit to cancel the
charter of the East Texas g. Sabine Pass
railway. compromise it is understood
will be offered by the railroad.
The governor has received notice that
eighty convicts were received at the Rush
penitentiary in May; forty of whom were
received during the last week.
D. Sanchez, collector of Webb county
settled up with the comptroller yesterday
G. w. Archer, collector of Bell county
also settled up.
The state land board met at the Office o
Secretary Lawrence yesterday. All mem
bers were present. including Governor
Ross, Treasurer Lubbock, Attorney Gen
eral Hogg, Comptroller Mccall and Lant
Commissioner Hall.
The following important resolution wa
adopted:
Whereas, Many leases of public schoo
and other lands have been by the old lant
board made to parties now wholly insol
vent, or financially irresponsible, from
whom the state cannot by execution o
judgments obtained recover anything
and.
Whereas, There are now pending ant
likely to be subscribed, PROPOSE
IlOuS ny bOlNouO loSPOuSiDlO PohUANS
take up and pay Off sal
leases at the rate of four cent
per acre per annum for the lands there
under SO held, covering the full terms o
said leases; and,
= Whereas, The new land law will take ei
feet on the 4th day of July next, at whic
time the whole land policy of the stat
Will be changed and the land board abro
gated; therefore, to protect the stat
= against financial loss, to avoid further ex
pensive litigation, to produce harmon
between the old and the new land system
insofar as practicable to wind up full
, all outstanding claims, and to remove a
distractions to successful operation Q
the future land laws, it is by this preser
' land board
n Resolved, That the encouragement b.
> and he is, hereby authorized to direct, b
v and through the proper officers in charg
Z thereof, full and complete settlement {
; all said lease claims now due and in litig5
ton. or that have been transmitted to hi
e department for suit, upon basis of nc
- less than cents per acre per annum, fo
lands so held by said lease contracts.
= The board will meet again to-morro
to wind up its affairs, looking to its tint
dissolution on the 4th of next July.